Holder for eyeglasses.



C. G. "ALDRICH. HOLDER FOR EYEGLASSES. APPLICATION FILED Aue .10.1914.

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CARL G. ALDRICH, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOLDER FOB. EYEGLASSES.

Application filed August 10, 1914. Serial in. 856,017.

, of that class which comprise a spring actuated reel carrying a cord or chain that is connected with the eye-glasses, said reel being mounted within a casing provided upon its exterior with means for attaching it to the clothing of the user. i a

The object of my invention is to provide an improved holder of'this kind.

. The invention consists of an eye-glass holder embodying the novel features of construction set forth in the following description and particularly pointed out and defined in the claim at the close thereof.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of an eye-glass holder embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same with the cover removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the post hereinafter described. Fig. 4: is a perspective View of a piece of the drawn metal rod from which the post shown in Fig. 3 is made. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the cover hereinafterdescribed. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the back plate. Fig. 7 is an edge view partly in section of the back plate shown in Fig. 6.

My improved holder comprises a back plate 1 and cover 2 which when connected together form a case inclosing the reel mechanism described later. The back plate 1 is formed upon its periphery with two flange segments 3, 3, separated at their ends to leave peripheral notches or recesses 4, 4, between their ends. Within each notch or recess 1 is a radially projecting fin or boss 5 formed by pressing outwardly a portion of a rim 6 that is provided upon the inner face of back plate 1. The cover 2 is made with a pair of diametrically opposite spring lugs or tangs 7, 7 which are bent or curved inl wardly so that they are adapted to occupy the notches 4 and to be sprung over the bosses 5 when the back plate and cover are forced together or drawn forcibly apart. When the cover and back plate are assembled the flange segments 3, 3, rest against Specification of Letters Patent. uly 18 19 16.

the chime of the coverwitli the tangs 7, 7, occupying the notches 41 A and interlocked with the bosses 5 sothat the backplate and cover are securely held in proper relation and the cover cannot'be removed except by forcing the tangs 7 ,7 over the bosses 5, 5. The mechanism of holdersof-this class-sometimes requires adjustment or'repair and it is desirable that the casing canbe conveniently opened. and again put togetherfwithout injury to its parts. The constructionwhich I have just described provides for this and at the same time insures the parts being held securely together against accidental displacement relatively. 1 i-.- I In order to simplify the construction and provide for ease and convenience in assembling and removing the parts, I make the reel supporting post 8 from a cylindrical length of wire that is drawnwith a longitudinal peripheral groove 9, Figs. 3 and 4:, a short section of said wire beingturned down at one end to provide a reduced end portion 10, which is inserted in a perforation pro vided at the middle of the back plate 1 and upset upon the exterior of said backplate so as "to permanentl and rigidly secure the post to said plate. The reel 12 is rotatably mounted upon the cylindrical post 8 and has connected to it the outer end of a coiled spring 13 whose inner end is hooked into a slot 1 1 formed longitudinally in the post 8.

The reel 12 is formed from two cupshaped pieces of sheet metal fastened together, the spring 13 occupying the recess at one end of said reel. Into the recess 22 at the opposite end of said reel is forced a metal disk 15 formed with a pair of pockets 16 within each of which is a clutch ball 17 A metal ring 18 forced into said recess alongside of the disk 15 serves to hold the balls 17 within their pockets 16. This ring 18 is held within the recess by inwardly bent tangs 18 provided on reel 12. The reel 12 has fastened to it one end of a cord or chain 20, which extends from said reel through an outlet 21 in cover 2 and is provided at its outer end with the usual snap hook 25 adapted to be connected with the eye glasses.

The inwardly pointing tangs 7 fitting into the notches 4 engage only the periphery of the back plate 1 and not only separably connect the cover and back plate through their engagement with the bosses 5, but through the engagement of said tangs 7 with the ends of the flange segments 3, the cover and back plate are locked against rotative displacement relatively.

Heretofore holders of this class have required reel supporting posts of elaborate and complicated construction which were not only expensive to build but which made it impossible or diflicult-to take the holder apart for the purpose of adjustment or repair. Also they have been so constructed as to make it a difliculty to assemble the parts. By forming the post 8 from a single cylindrical piece of drawn metal wire the only machine work required to complete the post is that necessary to provide the slot 14 and the reduced end portion 10, so that the post of my improved holder is of very simple, inexpensive and effective construction. When the post is in position the reel mechanism may be easily and quickly mounted thereon or removed therefrom. l/Vhen the cover 2 is in place it serves to hold the reel 12 on the post and it will therefore be clear that when said cover is removed the reel may be easily drawn off from the end of the post 8 in order to ad just or repair the parts.

The back plate 1 is provided upon its exterior with the usual pin 23 and hook 24 by means of which to attach the holder to the garment of the user.

What I claim is:

A holder for eyeglasses and the like comprising a casing consisting of a back plate and cover separably connected together; a fixed post upon the interior of said casing made from a single longitudinally grooved piece of drawn metal Wire cylindrical throughout its length and having an extension at one end thereof of reduced diameter extending through a perforation in the back plate and upset at its outer end to rigidly fix said post to said plate; a reel rotatably mounted on said post and held in position thereon by one of the parts of said casing so that by separating said parts the reel can be removed from said post; a coiled spring connected at one end with the reel and at its other end with the post; a cord or the like having one end thereof connected with said reel and the other end extending through an opening in the casing to the exterior of the latter and adapted to be connected with the eyeglass, and one or more clutch members carried by the reel and cooperating with the groove of the post. 7

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL G. ALDRICH.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR F. RANDALL, Amen H. Momuson.

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